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Lawamena
Victoria
Reports
by
CRISIS
CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
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THE
SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 359
2003-25-03
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Ambon, March 25, 2003
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ANTI AMERICA DEMONSTRATION –
Today several hundreds of Muslim students went up to the
alternative governor’s office at Perigi Lima (Ambon), protesting
against the attack on Iraq by the USA and its allies. All female
students, without exception, wore their headscarves. They showed
banners with slogans like “Bush is a terrorist”, Bush is
insane”, “the UN is America’s puppet”. Some shouted they
were prepared to enlist and depart as jihad fighters to protect
the innocent Iraqis. They demanded that the acting governor should
not inaugurate the newly built UN headoffice. The demonstration
took place orderly. Meanwhile other students convened in a mosque
in Batumerah to pray for the troubled Iraqis.
The demonstration then was continued in front of the almost
finished new three story UN building on Anthony Rheebok Street.
The students emphasized that there was no need any more for the UN
to be in the Moluccas, because the conflict had come to an end. So
they had better go and not build a useless big building for
themselves. A deputation of the UN representatives then invited
some delegates to come inside and talk things over – which they
did.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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